Definitions for menace

Definitions for (noun) menace

Main entry: menace

Definition: a threat or the act of threatening

Usage: he spoke with desperate menace


Main entry: menace, threat

Definition: something that is a source of danger

Usage: earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan


Definitions for (verb) menace

Main entry: menace

Definition: act in a threatening manner

Usage: A menacing person


Main entry: menace

Definition: express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

Usage: he menaced the bank manager with a stick


Main entry: menace, jeopardise, jeopardize, imperil, peril, threaten, endanger

Definition: pose a threat to; present a danger to

Usage: The pollution is endangering the crops


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